diff --git a/VERSION.txt b/VERSION.txt
index 1b71189..cccead2 100644
--- a/VERSION.txt
+++ b/VERSION.txt
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ Release notes:
 
 1.8.0 (not yet released)
 
--
+#76: Make `GenericType<T>` not implement `java.lang.reflect.Type`
+ (requested by @garretwilson)
 
 1.7.1 (26-Sep-2025)
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/fasterxml/classmate/GenericType.java b/src/main/java/com/fasterxml/classmate/GenericType.java
index 2b9723e..4defeb7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/fasterxml/classmate/GenericType.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/fasterxml/classmate/GenericType.java
@@ -18,9 +18,14 @@
  * NOTE: before version 1.6 implemented {@link java.io.Serializable}.
  * Removed due to
  * <a href="https://github.com/FasterXML/java-classmate/issues/73">issue #73</a>.
+ *<p>
+ * NOTE: before version 1.8 implemented {@link java.lang.reflect.Type}.
+ * Removed due to
+ * <a href="https://github.com/FasterXML/java-classmate/issues/76">issue #76</a>.
  */
 public abstract class GenericType<T>
-    implements java.lang.reflect.Type
+    // 05-Dec-2025, tatu: [classmate#76] Removed this from 1.8
+    //implements java.lang.reflect.Type
 {
     protected GenericType() { }
 }